Kamikaze Hearts (1986)

One of the first scenes in Kamikaze Hearts (1986) I couldn’t get enough of. Sharon Mitchell sitting in the back of an open top convertible, driving through San Francisco, as she plays to the camera in her leather jacket and sunglasses. If you didn’t know Sharon Mitchell as an adult film star, in this moment, […]

Funny Pages (2022)

Growing up in 1980s and 1990s pop culture, one myth was the idea that if you were a geek or a nerd, or if you had niche interests about arts, movies, comic-books, that made you more special and creative than the mainstream. I can’t point to any one text, but just the idea that if […]

Yes, Madam (1985)

Yes, Madam (1985) Or In The Line Of Duty II: Super Cops, the English dub available on Tubi. A Hong Kong martial arts action flick that announced Michelle Yeoh to the world in her first leading role, and brings in Cynthia Rothrock for her first international starring role. Both Yeoh and Rothrock are sporting 1980s […]

Issue 27: Fashion

“Y’know I got a Show to run here, and it must pop POP POP!” – The Fifth Element As a medium of sight and sound, cinema marks the trends in fashion, acting as time capsules for how people looked or how they wanted to look! For Issue 27 of VHS Tracking, artists and writers respond […]

Let The Sunshine In (2017)

I love director Claire Denis, but I always filed Let The Sunshine In (2017) within the “I’ll get around to it” category within her filmography. I think it’s really the fault of the English title and the Hair musical associations I had in my head from it (the French title I think translates more towards […]